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ÖPNV

[oe-peh-en-fau]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. initialism of öffentlicher Personennahverkehr
  2. public transport
  3. This is an abbreviation for public local passenger transport, such as buses and trains.
Examples

Ich nutze für den Weg zur Arbeit meistens den ÖPNV.

I usually use public transport to get to work.

Der ÖPNV ist in dieser Region sehr gut ausgebaut.

Public transport is very well developed in this region.

Pronunciationoe-peh-en-fau

Part of speechnoun

Registerneutral

Usage noteStands for offentlicher Personennahverkehr.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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